Hair bandeau



, Aug. 13, 1935. v s v 2,011,194

HAIR BANDEAU Filed S ept. 8, 1954 INVENTOR HEN/er [/54 58. BY

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 13, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE mm BAN DEAUHenry Eisler, New York, N. Y., assignor to Dela mere Company, Inc., acorporation of Delaware Application September a, 1934, Serial No.743,21:

4 Claims. (Cl. 132-46) This invention relates to improvements in a hairbandeau of the type worn by women to hold their hair in place, and forthe purpose of ornamentation.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a hair bandeau of thischaracter comprising a longitudinally curved band of resilient mate rialopen at its ends and having an elastic cord secured to the ends for thepurpose of holding the band securely in position in the hair.

A further object is to provide means for securely fastening the ends ofthe elastic cord to The band may be composed of any suitable resilientmaterial, preferably a thermo-plastic material such as celluloid acetateor the like, and manufactured by any known method. The outer face of theband may be ornamented by pressin a design therein, or in other ways.

The ends of an elastic cord II are fastened, in any suitable manner, tothe ends of the arcuate band in. If desired, the ends of the elasticcord may be knotted,as at l2, and the knots seated in sockets ll formedin the centers of the shallow depressions I: at each end of the band. Afastener l5, made of metal or other suitable material, may be employedto permanently fasten the ends of the elastic cord to the ends of theband.

In the accompanying drawing, the fastener I5 is shown in the form of adisc or'cap which is secured over the ends I! of the elastic cord tohold them in place. On referring to Fig. 3, it willbeseenthattheouterfaceofthediscor cap it is substantially flush with the inner surface ofthe ends of the band II.

The band is worn in the usual manner and the elastic cord is appliedover the back of the head, and may be concealed in the hair, so as tohold the band in place on the head.

From the foregoing, the structure, operation 5 and advantages of myinvention will be appar-. cut to those skilled in the art withoutfurther description, and it is to be understood that various changes indetails of construction may be made within the spirit and scope of theinvention.

What I claim is:

1. A hair bandeau comprising an arcuateshaped ornamental band ofresilient thermoplastic material adapted to be worn in the hair, and anelastic cord having its ends fastened to the ends of the band to provideself adjusting means for holding the band securely in place on heads ofdifferent sizes.

'2. A hair bandeau comprising a substantially circular band of resilientmaterial open at its ends, a recessin the inner surface of each end ofthe band, an elastic cord having its ends disposed in said recesses, andmeans for fastening the ends of the elastic cord in said recesses, said26 hair bandeau being self-adjustable to diiferent head sizes. o

3. A hair bandeau comprising a substantially circular band of resilientmaterial openat its ends, a recess in the inner surface of each end 30of the band, an elastic cord having its ends disposed in said recesses,and a cap fastened over each recess tc permanently secure the ends ofthe elastic cord to the ends of the band.

4. A hair bandeau comprising a substantially circular band of resilientmaterial open at its ends, a recess in the inner surface of each end ofthe band, an elastic cordhaving a knot at each end, saidknots beingdisposed in the recesses, and a cap fastened over each recess to 40secure the ends of the elastic cord in place there- 'in, said capshaving their outer faces substantiaily'flusli with the inner surfaces ofthe ends of the band. 1

nmmrmsmn. f

